Recently I discovered the colorful world of comic books.  In the past I've read comics a few times but never really got into them.  When I wanted to start a collection I decided either video games or comics yet stayed away from comics because I am less familiar with them.

In any case, I stopped by my local comic shop and picked up a few comics and a few trade paperbacks.  After reading them and understanding their basic flow I began to enjoy not only the stories but the art styles hiding behind those little white bubbles of text (well, they're USUALLY white).  My first stop at the comic store I ended up with:

- Nemesis #1 (cover A)
- Shuddertown #1 (cover A I think)
- Daredevil: King of Hell's Kitchen Trade Paperback
- Peter Parker: Spiderman - One Small Break Trade Paperback

It took me about 3-4 days to read all of that including re-reading the single issues and glancing over the beginning of Daredevil again.  After a week of looking around online I knew a little more about the comics I wanted to pick up and the kind of art style I enjoyed.  While Peter Parker: Spiderman was ok, I really enjoyed the detailed, realistic look of Daredevil and Shuddertown.

Now, a few years back I picked up the game The Darkness for PS3.  I knew it was based off a comic but never read the comic.  I decided I'd pick up a few issues of it and ended up with:

- The Darkness #80 (cover A)
- The Darkness #81 (cover A)
- The Darkness #82 (cover A)
- The Darkness #83 (cover A)
- The Darkness Shadows and Flame #1  (one-shot; cover A)
- The Darkness Origins: Volume 1 Trade Paperback (contains The Darkness #1-6)
- New Age boards and bags for storing my comics

The Darkness is relatively good though jumping from issue #6 to issue #80 I lost a bit on who the enemy in the current series is.  I think out of all of them, issue #83 was my favorite of them.

I'm signed up at the local shop to continue getting Nemesis, The Darkness, and Shuddertown, and I'll probably pick up a few different ones this weekend...